Shipping a car

Paul B. · #1 07-03-2006, 10:04 PM

I'm looking to do this to avoid the hassle of selling my car in NY and buying another car in CA, but after reading a few review sites I haven't found a single company with a solid reputation across the board.

http://www.transportreviews.com
http://www.autotransportreviews.com
http://www.epinions.com/Moving_Compa...ws--15580_auto

I have a strong feeling that a lot of these reviews are fake. Tons of reviews on one site, none on the others. So has anyone ever shipped a car cross-country?

mmbt0ne · #2 07-03-2006, 10:05 PM

drive?

Hopey · #3 07-03-2006, 10:06 PM

This is a dumb question, but why don't you just drive it to CA? It's a bit of a hike, but you'll pay a fortune in shipping fees othewise.

JCool · #4 07-03-2006, 10:11 PM

When i moved from the New York to Phoenix 6 years ago it would have cost me more than 1k to ship my car. Im sure its more expensive now. I wound up driving instead, which cost me much less. I think its the better way to go if you have 3 days to spare and dont mind driving long distances.

tagtastic · #5 07-03-2006, 10:15 PM

Another vote for driving yourself. See some of the country, and pay less than you would for car shipping + airfare.

Paul B. · #6 07-03-2006, 10:22 PM

Are you guys serious? It's 3,000 miles from NY to CA. I went crazy driving to and from school, and it was only 200 miles away.

guids · #7 07-03-2006, 10:26 PM

Cheap way to get it done:

Call a buddy up, tell him you will pay for hotel/gas/1 way airfare home and 500$ cash on delivery if he drives it up, you take a plane. When he gets the car to you, you kill him and throw him in the river.

edfurlong · #8 07-03-2006, 10:35 PM

Drive, it'll be a good experience. You don't have to bomb through it, take a week and see some cool [censored]. If you can drag a friend along so much the better.

Brainwalter · #9 07-03-2006, 10:46 PM

Yes, driving across the country will be a lot more interesting than driving to and from upstate NY or wherever.

Any real American would relish the opportunity. You're not a communist are you?

Paul B. · #10 07-03-2006, 10:57 PM

Alright, you lame turds. I'll talk it over with my mom when she gets back from vacation and if she's cool with it, I'll cancel my flight and drive the [censored] 3000 miles like a donkey.